Wet/Dry Compact with Multi-Stage Opening

ABSTRACT

A wet/dry compact that contains a volatile product until a time of use. The wet/dry compact includes an automatically opening hinge assembly that pivotably couples a base at least partially encasing a translucent pot, a rotatable lid assembly, and a pot lid in-line with each other. The automatically opening hinge assembly having interference tabs configured to automatically open and/or close the pot lid assembly when the rotatable lid assembly is opened and/or closed relative to the base. The wet/dry compact includes a solid liner that completely covers an opening of the translucent pot and seals the pot lid assembly to a rim of the translucent pot.

This application is related to pending U.S. patent application Ser. No.12/772,109 (Attorney Docket No. HC1-0034US) entitled “Airtight Compact,”which is incorporated herein by reference

BACKGROUND

Vessels exist that are portable, convenient to use, and designed tocontain volatile and/or aggressive products for use. These types ofportable vessels usually consist of a jar and lid assembly, that whenassembled together provide an effective barrier for containing thevolatile product. The vessels may be designed to contain the volatileproduct with minimal weight loss. Moreover, the vessels are designed tocontain the volatile product with minimal environmental communication.The jar and/or lid are typically made of a glass, a plastic, a metal,combinations of the foregoing, or the like, that when closed togethercreate a seal. Such vessels are used in the cosmetics and personal careindustries for containing a product to be applied to a body, where, asdescribed above, the product to be applied to the body is volatileand/or aggressive. As such, without the vessel's effective barrier theproduct may degrade and/or expire. While, existing portable vessels mayprovide an effective barrier for containing a volatile product, they maybe cumbersome to open, and may have loose parts, which make themsusceptible to damage and difficult to manage.

SUMMARY

This summary is provided to introduce simplified concepts of wet/drycompacts having an automatic opening feature and a liner covering anorifice of the pot. The compacts are further described below in theDetailed Description. This summary is not intended to identify essentialfeatures of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended for use indetermining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

Wet/dry compacts according to one implementation comprise a hingeassembly configured to automatically open a pot of the wet/dry compactas a lid is progressively opened. In one example, the hinge assemblycomprises a pin section of a base, a cylinder section of a rotatable lidassembly, and a loop section of a pot lid assembly arranged in-line witheach other. The cylinder section of the rotatable lid assembly has aninterference tab protruding from the external cylindrical surface of thecylinder section to engage another interference tab of the loop sectionof the pot lid assembly when the rotatable lid assembly is opened and/orclosed. In some implementations, the wet/dry compact comprises a base atleast partially encasing a pot and a pot lid assembly having a solidliner over-molded to a bottom surface of the pot lid assembly to seal anopening of the pot when the wet/dry compact is in a closed condition.The rotatable lid assembly is pivotably coupled to the base and the potlid assembly is pivotably coupled in-line with the rotatable lidassembly and the base. The rotatable lid assembly and the pot lidassembly may open in stages relative to the base assembly. For example,the rotatable lid assembly may open and/or close to a firstpredetermined angle, open and/or close to a second predetermined angle,and may then open and/or close to a third predetermined angle. Forexample, the rotatable lid assembly may open to a first predeterminedangle and engage with the pot lid assembly. The rotatable lid assemblyand the pot lid assembly may then be opened together anotherpredetermined angle and into an open position. Further, once in the openposition, the pot lid assembly may be opened (i.e., displaced towardsthe rotatable lid assembly) and/or closed (i.e., displaced towards thebase assembly). The solid liner over-molded to the bottom surface of thepot lid assembly is configured to completely cover the opening of thepot and seal the pot lid.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The detailed description is set forth with reference to the accompanyingfigures. In the figures, the left-most digit(s) of a reference numberidentifies the figure in which the reference number first appears. Theuse of the same reference numbers in different figures indicates similaror identical items.

FIG. 1 illustrates an example wet/dry compact in an open position.

FIG. 2 illustrates the example wet/dry compact of FIG. 1 in a closedposition.

FIG. 3 illustrates an exploded isometric view of a base and pot lidassembly of the wet/dry compact shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 4 illustrates an exploded isometric view of a rotatable lidassembly of the wet/dry compact shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

FIG. 5 illustrates a perspective view showing the wet/dry compact ofFIGS. 1 and 2 in an open position and an area identifying a close upperspective view showing the automatically opening hinge assembly in anopen position.

FIG. 6 illustrates the area identifying the close up perspective viewshowing the automatically opening hinge assembly in an open position ofFIG. 5 in more detail.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION Overview

This disclosure is directed to wet/dry compacts having an automaticopening feature. The wet/dry compacts may include a liner covering anentire orifice of the pot. The pot may be made of materials such as atranslucent glass or a translucent terpolymer, which provide thenecessary barrier properties for containing the volatile product, aswell as provide visibility to the volatile product contained therein.However, because these materials can be brittle and fragile the pot maybe at least partially encased by a base. The base may protect the potwhile providing structural strength for pivotably attaching a rotatablelid thereto. The rotatable lid assembly pivotably attached to the basemay be configured to selectively lock to the base and automatically openthe pot lid assembly interposed between the rotatable lid assembly andthe base when the rotatable lid assembly is opened and/or closed about apredetermined amount relative to the base. With the rotatable lidassembly automatically opening the pot lid assembly, the wet/dryvolatile contents contained in the pot may be accessed by simply openingthe rotatable lid assembly. For example, the user may simply loosen therotatable lid assembly from the base and open the rotatable lid assemblya predetermined angle (e.g., 120 degrees) relative to the base to gainaccess to the product contained in the pot without separately openingthe pot lid assembly. Further, the user may simply loosen the rotatablelid assembly from the base and open the rotatable lid assembly betweenabout90 degrees and 180 degrees relative to the base to gain access tothe product contained in the pot without separately opening the pot lidassembly. To seal and isolate the volatile product from the environmentuntil a time of use, the user may simply close the rotatable lidassembly, interposing the pot lid assembly between the rotatable lidassembly and the base. The user may then twist the rotatable lidassembly relative to the base to clamp the pot lid assembly over theopening of the pot to seal the pot.

The base may be disposed about an outer wall of the pot. The base maycomprise a pin section arranged integral in an outer wall of the baseforming a portion of the automatically opening hinge assembly. The basemay comprise an opening for providing visibility to the pot at leastpartially encased by the base.

The rotatable lid assembly pivotably attached to the base may comprise alid ring pivotably coupled to the base of the base. The lid ring maycomprise a hollow section to pivotably couple to the pin section. Thehollow section having an interference tab protruding from the externalsurface of the hollow section for interfering with another interferencetab protruding from pot lid assembly. A mirror may be fixed to a bottomsurface of the rotatable lid assembly.

The pot lid assembly interposed between the rotatable lid assembly andthe base may comprise pot lid having a loop section protruding from anouter wall of the pot lid to be arranged in-line with the pin sectionand the hollow section of the base and the rotating lid assembly,respectively. The loop section having the other interference tab forinterfering with the interference tab protruding from pot lid assembly.The pot lid assembly may comprise a solid liner attached to a bottom ofthe pot lid. The solid liner may be fixed to the bottom surface of thepot lid by a fastening mechanism (e.g., clips or a captive groove), anadhesive, or any other suitable fastening mechanism. Further, the potlid and the solid liner may be formed of an integral layered unit. Forexample, the solid liner may be over-molded to the bottom surface of thepot lid. Further, the solid liner may comprise silica gel, rubber, TPE,silicone, or neoprene and the pot lid may comprise PP.

Illustrative Wet/Dry Compact

FIG. 1 illustrates an example wet/dry compact 102 in an open position.The wet/dry compact 102 illustrated in FIG. 1 comprises a pot 104 atleast partially encased by a base 106 for containing a volatile product,such as a makeup to be applied to a body. The wet/dry compact 102 isfurther illustrated in FIG. 1 as having a rotatable lid assembly 108pivotably coupled, via an automatically opening hinge assembly 110, tothe base 106. The wet/dry compact 102 is shown comprising a pot lidassembly 112 interposed between the rotatable lid assembly 108 and thebase 106 and pivotably coupled in-line, with the rotatable lid assembly108 pivotably coupled to the base 106. Because the pot lid assembly 112may be pivotably coupled (e.g., hinged) in-line with the rotatable lidassembly 108, this provides for improved manufacturability (i.e., easeof assembly) and provides for an improved aesthetic look of the wet/drycompact 102. Further, because the pot lid assembly 112 may be pivotablycoupled in-line with the rotatable lid assembly 108, the automaticallyopening hinge assembly 110 is able to automatically open and/or closethe rotatable lid assembly 108 relative to the base 106. For example,the automatically opening hinge assembly 110 may comprise interferencetabs (discussed in detail below) arranged in-line that engage with oneanother to automatically open and/or close the pot lid assembly 112 whenthe rotatable lid assembly 108 is opened and/or closed relative to thebase 106.

FIG. 1 illustrates the pot 104 having a rim 114 arranged around anopening 116 to allow access to a product contained in the pot 104. Thepot lid assembly 112 may comprise a solid liner 118 fixed to a bottomsurface of the pot lid assembly 112, which may completely cover theopening 116 of the pot 104 and seal the pot lid assembly 112 to the rim114 of the pot 104 when the wet/dry compact is closed. For example, whenthe rotatable lid assembly 108 is fastened to the base 106 the pot lidassembly 112 may directly compress the solid liner 118 to the rim 114 ofthe pot 104, sealing the product in the pot. Further, the pot lidassembly 112 may contain an applicator (e.g., a sponge, a flockedsponge, a puff, or the like) contained in a dry area 120. The dry area120 may provide for the applicator, which may be wet after applying thewet volatile product to a body, to dry out via gaps 122 when the wet/drycompact is in a storage position.

FIG. 1 illustrates rotatable lid assembly 108 having a male bayonetfastening mechanism 124 arranged along a perimeter 126 of the rotatablelid assembly 108 configured to mate with a female bayonet fasteningmechanism 128 arranged along an outer wall 130 of the base 106. However,although not shown in FIG. 1, other fastening mechanisms may be used tofasten the rotatable lid assembly 108 to the base 106 (e.g., cam lockmechanism, screw threads, etc.).

FIG. 2 illustrates the wet/dry compact 102 of FIG. 1 in a closedposition. Here, the wet/dry compact 102 is illustrated having a lid 202of the rotatable lid assembly 108 rotatably attached to a lid ring 204.The lid 202 may comprise acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), styreneacrylonitrile (SAN), metal, and/or any other material, that is suitablefor providing the structural strength necessary for mechanicalconnections (e.g., to rotatably couple with the lid ring).

As illustrated in FIG. 2, the lid 202 is configured to rotateapproximately about twenty-degrees in either a counter clock-wisedirection or a clock-wise direction about a longitudinal axis 206disposed substantially proximate to a center of the wet/dry compact 102.Rotation of the lid 202 may be to unlock and lock the rotatable lidassembly 108 from the base 106. FIG. 2 further illustrates a mark 208disposed on the base 106, which indicates when the lid 202 is rotated toa closed position 210 (i.e., a locked position) or an open position 212(i.e., an unlocked position). Specifically, when the lid 202 is rotatedto the closed position 210 the male bayonet fastening mechanism 124 ofFIG. 1 may be mated with female bayonet fastening mechanism 128 of FIG.1, which may allow the rotatable lid assembly 108 to displace the potlid assembly 112 interposed between the rotatable lid assembly 108 andthe base 106 and compress the solid liner 118 to the rim 114 of the pot104 (solid liner 118, rim 114, and pot 104 not shown in closed positionof FIG. 2). Further, when the lid 202 is rotated to the open position212 the male bayonet fastening mechanism 124 is not mated with femalebayonet fastening mechanism 128, which provides for the rotatable lidassembly 108 to be pivoted away from the base 106 and into the openposition as illustrated in FIG. 1. Further, and as discussed above, ifthe rotatable lid assembly 108 is pivoted away from the base 106 towardsthe open position, the automatically opening hinge 110 willautomatically open the pot lid assembly 112 relative to the base 106 asillustrated in FIG. 1. While mark 208 is illustrated in FIG. 2 as beingdisposed on an outer surface of the base 106, it may instead, or also,be disposed on an outer surface of lid ring 204.

FIG. 3 illustrates an exploded isometric view of the base 106, the pot104, and the pot lid assembly 112 of the wet/dry compact 102 shown inFIGS. 1 and 2. As described above, the base 106 may be configured to atleast partially encase the pot 104. FIG. 3 illustrates the pot lidassembly 112 comprising a pot lid 302 and the solid liner 118. The solidliner 118 may be fixed to a bottom surface of the pot lid 302. Asdescribed above with respect to FIGS. 1 and 2, when lid 202 is rotatedin either a counter clock-wise direction or a clock-wise direction aboutthe longitudinal axis 206, the male bayonet fastening mechanism 124mates/un-mates with the female fastening mechanism 128. Further, whenthe lid 202 is in the closed position 210, the solid liner 118 isdirectly compressed between the pot lid 302 and the rim 114 of the pot104 completely covering the opening 116 of the pot 104.

While FIG. 3 illustrates the solid liner 118 as being separate from thepot lid 302, the solid liner 118 may alternatively be made integral withthe pot lid 302. For example, the solid liner 118 may be over-molded toa bottom surface 304 of the pot lid 302. Further, the solid liner 118may be fastened to the pot lid 302 via an adhesive or retained withinthe pot lid 302 by a groove (not shown) disposed in an inside surface ofthe pot lid 302. Here, the solid liner 118 may comprise silica gel,rubber, TPE, silicone, neoprene, combinations of the foregoing, or thelike that is impervious to a volatile product contained in the pot 104.In other embodiments in which the product is not volatile (or lessvolatile) other materials may also be used. Again, as discussed above,the pot lid 302 may comprise PP, or any other plastic for assemblingwith the solid liner 118 and suitable for providing the structuralstrength necessary for the mechanical connections. For example, the potlid 302 may comprise any plastic suitable for pivotably coupling, viathe automatically opening hinge assembly 110, to the base 106.

FIG. 3 shows the pot lid 302 including a loop section 306. The loopsection 306 may pivotably couple in-line with the base 106 via a pinsection 308. The loop section 306, the pin section 308, and a hollowsection (illustrated in FIG. 4), of the rotatable lid assembly 108,pivotably assemble in-line with each other to form the automaticallyopening hinge assembly 110. The loop section 306 is shown comprising aninterference tab 310 protruding from an outer wall 312 of the pot lid302. The interference tab 310 is shown comprising a planar slip surface314(A) opposite another planar slip surface 314(B) distal to the outerwall 312. The planar slip surfaces 314(A) and 314(B) may allow anotherinterference tab to be displaced along the interference tab 310. Theplanar slip surfaces 314(A) and 314(B) may intersect a planar stopsurface 316 at oblique angles. For example, the planar slip surfaces314(A) and 314(B) may intersect the planar stop surface 316 at anyoblique angle suitable to allow another interference tab to slip alongthe planar slip surfaces 314(A) and 314(B) when the rotatable lidassembly 108 is opened and/or closed. For example, the oblique angle mayallow another interference tab to slip along the planar slip surface314(B) when the rotatable lid assembly 108 is being opened. Likewise,the oblique angle may allow another interference tab to slip along theplanar slip surface 314(A) when the rotatable lid assembly 108 is beingclosed.

FIG. 3 shows the interference tab 310 and the pot lid 302 may be formedof a single material. For example, the pot lid 302 and the interferencetab 310 may be molded of a single material. The pot lid 302 may beformed of a single material and the interference tab 310 may be machinedout of the material forming the pot lid 302. Still further, the pot lid302 may be molded from a single material and the loop section 306comprising the interference tab 310 may be fastened to the pot lid 302via fasteners, adhesive, or the like.

The loop section 306 is shown comprising a first loop 318(A) opposite asecond loop 318(B) to pivotably couple in-line with the pin section 308and the hollow section (illustrated in FIG. 4). FIG. 3 illustrates theinterference tab 310 may be interposed by the first and second loops318(A) and 318(B). Specifically, the planar stop surface 316 may beinterposed by the first and second loops 318(A) and 318(B) and orientedaway from a center axis 320 of the pot lid 302. The planar stop surface316 may be configured to interfere with an interference tab of therotatable lid assembly 108. For example, the planar stop surface 316 mayinterfere with the interference tab of the rotatable lid assembly 108 atabout 120 degrees.

FIG. 3 illustrates the pin section 308 of the base 106 arranged integralin an outer wall 322 of the base 106. As described above, the pinsection 308 may pivotably couple in-line with the loop section 306. Forexample, the loop section 306 may be interposed by the pin section 308and a pin may be received by both the loop section 306 (e.g., by thefirst and second loops 318(A) and 318(B)) and an aperture 324 arrangedthrough the pin section 308.

FIG. 3 illustrates the pot 104 configured to couple to the base 106.Specifically, the pot 104 may comprise one or more fastening protrusions326 arranged along a perimeter 328 of the pot 104. The one or morefastening protrusions 326 may be configured to be received by one ormore pockets 330 arranged along an inside surface 332 of the outer wall322 of the base 106. While FIG. 3 illustrates the pot 104 comprisingfastening protrusions 326 for fastening the pot 104 to the base 106,other fastening mechanisms are contemplated. For example, the pot 104and the base 106 may be fastened together via a threading mechanism, abayonet fastening mechanism, a press fit mechanism, combinations of theforegoing, or the like. Further, the pot 104 and the base 106 may beremovably fastened together to allow a user to interchange the pot 104.

FIG. 3 further illustrates an aperture 334 in the base 106. When thewet/dry compact 102 is in the closed position 210 the aperture 334 maybe arranged opposite the rotatable lid assembly 108 and providevisibility to the pot 104 at least partially encased by the base 106.While, in this example, the base 106 is illustrated as comprising asingle circular aperture 334, other shapes may also be used. For examplecircular, rectangular, triangular, combinations of the foregoing, or thelike that are suitable for providing visibility to the pot 104 and thevolatile product contained therein are contemplated.

FIG. 3 further illustrates the pot 104 being translucent and formed ofplastic, configured to receive and contain a volatile product (notshown), comprising the perimeter 328 and a bottom surface 336. The base106 may be configured to be disposed about the perimeter 328 of the pot104. While the pot 104 has been described here in FIG. 3 as being formedof translucent plastic, other materials are contemplated. For example,the pot 104 may be formed of translucent glass, translucent terpolymer,or any other suitable material for containing a volatile or aggressiveproduct. Further, the base 106 may comprise ABS, SAN, metal, or anyother suitable material, or the like that is suitable for encasing andprotecting the pot 104, as well as provide the structural strengthnecessary for mechanical connections (e.g., one or more pockets 330 andpin section 308).

FIG. 4 illustrates an exploded isometric view of the rotatable lidassembly 108 of the wet/dry compact 102 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2. Asdescribed above, rotatable lid assembly 108 is configured to bepivotably coupled, via the automatically opening hinge assembly 110, tothe base 106 and the pot lid assembly 112. Here, FIG. 4 illustrates thelid ring 204 configured to pivotably couple to the base 106 via a hollowsection 402. The lid ring 204 may comprise acrylonitrile butadienestyrene (ABS), styrene acrylonitrile (SAN), and/or metal or any othersuitable material, or the like that is suitable for providing thestructural strength necessary for mechanical connections (e.g.,rotatably couple with the lid 202 and/or pivotably couple to the base106 via the hollow section 402). The hollow section 402 is illustratedas being disposed on and distal to a bottom surface 404 of the lid ring204.

FIG. 4 illustrates the hollow section 402 comprising an interference tab406 protruding from an external surface 408 of the hollow section 402.The hollow section 402 may comprise an aperture for receiving a pin. Forexample, and as discussed above with respect to FIG. 3, the pin section308 may pivotably couple in-line with the loop section 306. Here, withrespect to FIG. 4, the hollow section 402 may also pivotably couplein-line with the pin section 308 and the loop section 306. For example,the hollow section 402 may be interposed by the loop section 306interposed by the pin section 308 and a pin may be received by the loopsection 306, pin section 308, and the hollow section 402.

The interference tab 406 may comprise a planar interference surface410(A) intersecting substantially perpendicular to another planarinterference surface 410(B). The planar interference surfaces 410(A) and410(B) may be formed as one unit integral with the hollow section 402.FIG. 4 shows the hollow section may comprise a cylinder section and theinterference tab protrudes from the external cylindrical surface of thecylinder section. Further, FIG. 4 illustrates at least one of the planarinterference surfaces 410(A) and 410(B) may be formed substantiallytangential to the external cylindrical surface. Specifically, FIG. 4illustrates the planar interference surface 410(A) formed substantiallytangential to the external cylindrical surface and oriented towards acenter axis 412 of the lid ring 204. Further, the planar interferencesurface 410(B) may be formed substantially parallel with the bottomsurface 404 of the lid ring 204 and oriented substantially perpendicularto the center axis 412 of the lid ring 204. The planar interferencesurface 410(B) may be configured to interfere with the otherinterference tab 310 on the pot lid 302. For example, the planarinterference surface 410(B) may be configured to interfere with theplanar stop surface 316 of the of the other interference tab 310 atabout 120 degrees. As discussed above, the interference tab 406 of therotatable lid assembly 108 and the other interference tab 310 may beconfigured to interfere with one another to automatically open the potlid assembly 112 when the rotatable lid assembly 108 is rotated openabout 120 degrees relative to the base 106.

FIG. 4 further illustrates the lid ring 204 comprising an opening 414for receiving a portion of the pot lid 302 and the base 106, when thewet/dry compact 102 is fully assembled as illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2.A channel 416 disposed on a top surface 418 of the lid ring 204 isillustrated in FIG. 4 to be oriented towards an outer perimeter 420 ofthe lid ring 204 opposite to the opening 414. The channel 416 isconfigured for receiving one or more ribs 422 arranged along an insidesurface 424 of a perpendicular wall 426 of the lid 202. The one or moreribs 422 of the lid 202 and the channel 416 of the lid ring 204 providefor the rotation of the lid 202 about a center 428 of the opening 414 ofthe lid ring 204 when the rotatable lid assembly 108 is assembled.

FIG. 4 illustrates a mirror 430 may be disposed in the rotatable lidassembly 108. The mirror 430 may be a solid piece of glass and fixed toa bottom surface 432 of the lid via a fastening mechanism (e.g., clipsor a captive groove), an adhesive, or any other suitable fasteningmechanism. Further, while FIG. 4 illustrates a solid piece of glass thatmay be fixed to the bottom surface 432 of the lid 202, any other solidpiece of material may be fixed to the bottom surface 432 of the lid 202.For example, any solid piece of material (e.g., metal, ceramic, plastic,etc.) may be used that provides a solid surface area to compress the potlid assembly 112 onto the pot 114.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the wet/dry compact 102 of FIG. 1in an open position and an area 502 identifying a close up perspectiveview showing the automatically opening hinge assembly 110 in the openposition. As discussed above, the pot lid assembly 112 may be interposedbetween the rotatable lid assembly 108 and the base 106 and pivotablycoupled in-line with the rotatable lid assembly 108 pivotably coupled tothe base 106. Because the pot lid assembly 112 may be pivotably coupledin-line with the rotatable lid assembly 108 the automatically openinghinge assembly 110 is able to automatically open and/or close therotatable lid assembly 108 relative to the base 106.

FIG. 6 illustrates the area 502 of the close up perspective view showingthe automatically opening hinge assembly 110 in the open position inmore detail. Again, FIG. 6 shows the pot lid assembly 112 may bepivotably coupled in-line with the rotatable lid assembly 108 pivotablycoupled to the base 106. FIG. 6 further illustrates the interference tab310 of the pot lid assembly 112 interfering with the interference tab406 of the rotatable lid assembly 108. As discussed above, and as shownin FIG. 6, the planar stop surface 316 may interfere with the planarinterference surface 410(B) and may be configured to automatically openthe pot lid assembly 112 when the rotatable lid assembly 108 is rotatedopen about 120 degrees relative to the base 106.

FIG. 6 further shows the first and second loops 318(A) and 318(B) of theloop section 306 pivotably coupled in-line with the pin section 308 andthe hollow section 402. Specifically, the first and second loops 318(A)and 318(B) are shown interposed by the pin section 308 and the hollowsection 402 is shown interposed by the first and second loops 318(A) and318(B). As discussed above, a pin may be disposed in the pin section,the first and second loops 318(A) and 318(B), and the hollow section402, and pivotably couple the assembly in-line so that when therotatable lid assembly 108 is rotated open about 120 degrees relative tothe base 106 the interference tabs 310 and 406 interfere with each otherto open and/or close the pot lid assembly 112 automatically.

CONCLUSION

Although embodiments have been described in language specific tostructural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understoodthat the disclosure is not limited to the specific features or actsdescribed. Rather, the specific features and acts are disclosed asillustrative forms of implementing the embodiments. For example, whileembodiments are described having certain shapes, sizes, andconfigurations, these shapes, sizes, and configurations are merelyillustrative. Also for example, while one example of a method ofmanufacturing is described, containers according to this disclosure maybe made using any other suitable manufacturing methods.

1. A vessel comprising: a pot for holding a product; a base at leastpartially encasing the pot and having a pin section arranged integral inan outer wall of the base; a rotatable lid assembly pivotably coupled tothe base and configured to selectively lock to the base, the rotatablelid assembly comprising: a lid ring having a hollow section to pivotablycouple to the pin section of the base, the hollow section having aninterference tab protruding from the external surface of the hollowsection; a lid rotatably coupled to the lid ring; a pot lid assembly,interposed between the rotatable lid assembly and the base, pivotablycoupled in-line with the rotatable lid assembly and the base andconfigured to automatically open and/or close when the rotatable lidassembly is opened and/or closed, the pot lid assembly comprising: aloop section to pivotably couple in-line with the hollow section and thepin section, the loop section having another interference tab protrudingfrom an outer wall of the pot lid assembly to engage with theinterference tab protruding from the external surface of the hollowsection when the rotatable lid assembly is opened and/or closed.
 2. Thevessel of claim 1, wherein the interference tab and the otherinterference tab engage with one another to automatically open the potlid assembly when the rotatable lid assembly is opened about apredetermined angle relative to the base.
 3. The vessel of claim 2,wherein the interference tab protruding from the external surface of thehollow section comprises a planar interference surface intersectingsubstantially perpendicular to another planar interference surface, andwherein the planar interference surfaces are formed as one unit integralwith the hollow section.
 4. The vessel of claim 3, wherein the hollowsection comprises a cylinder section and the interference tab protrudesfrom the external cylindrical surface of the cylinder section, andwherein at least one of the planar interference surfaces intersectingsubstantially perpendicular to one another is formed substantiallyparallel with a bottom surface of the lid ring.
 5. The vessel of claim4, wherein the at least one planar interference surface formedsubstantially parallel with a bottom surface of the lid ring is orientedsubstantially perpendicular to a center axis of the lid ring tointerfere with the other interference tab of the pot lid assembly atabout the predetermined angle.
 6. The vessel of claim 2, wherein theother interference tab protruding from the outer wall of the pot lidassembly generally comprises a planar slip surface opposite anotherplanar slip surface distal to the outer wall of the pot lid assembly andintersecting a planar stop surface at oblique angles for allowing theinterference tab to be displaced along the other interference tab, andwherein the planar slip surface opposite another planar slip surfaceintersecting the planar stop surface are formed as one unit integralwith the top lid assembly.
 7. The vessel of claim 6, wherein the loopsection comprises a first loop opposite a second loop to pivotablycouple in-line with the hollow section and the pin section, and whereinthe planar stop surface is interposed by the first and the second loopsand oriented away from a center axis of the pot lid assembly tointerfere with the interference tab of the lid ring at about thepredetermined angle.
 8. The vessel of claim 2, wherein the predeterminedangle is between about 90 degrees and 180 degrees.
 9. The vessel ofclaim 2, wherein the predetermined angle is about a 120 degrees.
 10. Acosmetic compact comprising: a base; a pot to contain a product, the potat least partially encased by the base disposed about an outer wall ofthe pot; and a rotatable lid assembly pivotably coupled to the base andconfigured to selectively lock to the base, the rotatable lid assemblycomprising: a lid ring; a lid rotatably coupled to the lid ring; a potlid, interposed between the rotatable lid assembly and the base,pivotably coupled in-line with the rotatable lid assembly pivotablycoupled to the base and configured to automatically open and/or closewhen the rotatable lid assembly is opened and/or closed; and a solidliner fixed to a bottom surface of the pot lid configured to beimpervious to the product.
 11. The cosmetic compact of claim 10, whereinthe pot comprises a rim arranged around an opening, and the solid linercompletely covers the opening of the pot and seals the pot lid to therim of the pot.
 12. The cosmetic compact of claim 10, wherein the solidliner is over-molded to the bottom surface of the pot lid.
 13. Thecosmetic compact of claim 10, wherein the solid liner comprises silicagel, rubber, thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), silicone, or neoprene, andwherein the pot lid comprises polypropylene (PP).
 14. The cosmeticcompact of claim 10, wherein the base, the lid ring, and the lidcomprise acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS), styrene acrylonitrile(SAN), and/or metal.
 15. The cosmetic compact of claim 10, wherein thepot comprises glass or a terpolymer.
 16. The cosmetic compact of claim10, wherein: the base comprises a pin section arranged integral in anouter wall of the base; the lid ring comprises a cylinder section topivotably couple to the pin section,; and the pot lid comprising: afirst loop section opposite a second loop section to pivotably couplein-line with the cylinder section and the pin section;.
 17. The cosmeticcompact of claim 16, wherein: the cylinder section comprises aninterference tab protruding from the external cylindrical surface of thecylinder section; and the first loop section opposite the second loopsection pivotably coupled in-line with the cylinder section and the pinsection comprising another interference tab interposed by the first andthe second loop sections, wherein the interference tab is oriented awayfrom a center axis of the pot lid to engage with the interference tab ofthe lid ring when the rotatable lid assembly is opened a predeterminedamount.
 18. A wet/dry compact comprising: a base assembly at leastpartially encasing a pot and having a pin section arranged integral inan outer wall of the base assembly; a rotatable lid assembly having acylinder section to pivotably couple to the pin section of the baseassembly ; a pot lid assembly interposed between the rotatable lidassembly and the base assembly, the pot lid assembly comprising a loopsection protruding from an outer wall of the pot lid assembly andarranged in-line with the pin section and the cylinder section.
 19. Thewet/dry compact of claim 18, wherein the cylinder section comprises aninterference tab protruding from the external cylindrical surface of thecylinder section, and the loop section comprises another interferencetab to interfere with the interference tab of the rotatable lid assemblywhen the rotatable lid assembly is opened a predetermined angle relativeto the base assembly.
 20. The wet/dry compact of claim 18, furthercomprising a solid liner fixed to a bottom surface of the pot lidassembly configured to be impervious to a product contained in the pot.21. The wet/dry compact of claim 20, wherein the solid liner isover-molded to the bottom surface of the pot lid.
 22. The wet/drycompact of claim 20, wherein the pot comprises a rim arranged around anopening, and the solid liner completely covers the opening of the potand seals the pot lid to the rim of the pot.
 23. The wet/dry compact ofclaim 20, wherein the solid liner comprises silica gel, rubber,thermoplastic elastomer (TPE), silicone, or neoprene, and wherein thepot lid comprises polypropylene (PP).
 24. The wet/dry compact of claim18, wherein the pot at least partially encased by the base assemblycomprises a glass or a terpolymer.
 25. The wet/dry compact of claim 24,wherein the pot comprises a translucent glass or a translucentterpolymer, the product contained in the pot being visible via anaperture in the base assembly opposite the rotatable lid assembly. 26.The wet/dry compact of claim 18, wherein the predetermined angle isbetween about 90 degrees and 180 degrees.
 27. The wet/dry compact ofclaim 18, wherein the predetermined angle is about a 120 degrees.